My blog has now moved to Wordpress. I have been very disappointed with the free version of Wix and its ability to handle blog posts. For one thing, you can only use one photo for each post. This was a deal-breaker for me. You can find all of my entires at My Search for the Past.
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
I didn't come across this right away, but Amy Johnson Crow, a Genealogical Content Manager for Ancestry.com, challenged researchers to blog about 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I have to admit that I am not sure if I am up to the challenge, especially since I am still working on my website. I liked Amy's encouraging attitude, though. She said, " Feel free to start whatever week you want. Skip a week if you need to. (Catch up later… or not. It’s up to you!) Include collateral relatives if you want; I’m not going to check if it’s an actual ancestor or a collateral. It’s up to you."
Even though I am getting a late start, I have written about an ancestor a week already. I just posted the information in other places. With a little editing, I should be able to make those my first four stories. I think this is a very worthwhile challenge. I am great at collecting data, but it is the stories that are really interesting. What do all of these records tell us when we put them together?
So here goes...I will write about my ancestors and my husbands. With well over 5,000 people in my family tree, I should be able to tell 52 stories!
